I went on a short 5.6 mile hike today with a new pack. A Osprey Talon 44. It's the first time I've used an internal frame pack. I packed for overnight with 21.5 pounds including food and water. It was real comfortable.

On the trail, I ran across one of the very first campsites in the National Forest system. There was an old Adirondack style shelter originally built in 1919, then rebuilt in 1989 after a flash flood.

The aspen are changing in Colorado. Unfortunately, there weren't many along this trail.